Scheme 3.
Proposed catalytic mechanism of BlaC. Activation Ser70 by Lys73 to promote β-lactam ring opening (A), formation of the covalent acyl-enzyme intermediate (B), and activation of conserved water by Glu166 for product release (C).
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